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Signal-Desktop encrypted communications package
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2020 5:13 pm
by handy
I just discovered that this package exists. It has been officially taken up by Arch & is on its way through the Manjaro repos heading for Stable.
https://signal.org/
https://signal.org/blog/standalone-signal-desktop/
https://signal.org/download/
https://www.andreafortuna.org/2019/03/2 ... -on-linux/
This one, from their blog, shows what their attitude is to "mass-surveillance":
https://signal.org/blog/setback-in-the-outback/
From what I read, it is a most excellent package, open source, peer reviewed & secure. :)
Re: Signal-Desktop encrypted communications package
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2020 7:54 pm
by Stevo
Have you tried adding their apt repository and key? Since it's one of those big fat Electron applications, the deb should work across a lot of 64-bit Debian-based distros.
Re: Signal-Desktop encrypted communications package
Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2020 7:51 am
by handy
@Stevo, thanks for the suggestion.
I'll move slowly on it, as I don't have too many people that I want to talk to these days...
I thought that others here may like to know of Signal's existence though, as it really does look like it is made of the right stuff. :)
Re: Signal-Desktop encrypted communications package
Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2020 10:44 am
by averagejoe
I'd be interested having Signal Messenger Desktop in the MX-Package-Installer.
Until now I found it in the Flatpaks section. I can recommend this messenger.
It's a very easy, comfortable and good alternative to Whatsapp.
"Recommended by Edward Snowden" :-)
Re: Signal-Desktop encrypted communications package
Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2020 2:08 pm
by handydan918
FWIW, I've been running Signal on MX for quite a while, now.
I've had no issues with it at all.
Re: Signal-Desktop encrypted communications package
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2020 12:29 am
by Stevo
So you haven't encountered the sandbox problem that's quite common now with Electron apps and Debian kernels that MX uses by default?
Re: Signal-Desktop encrypted communications package
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2020 4:49 pm
by sps7
Signal-Desktop requires that one owns a cell/smart phone. Correct? Aside from Skype, what other desktop apps are equivalent to Skype and which of them don't require ownership of a cell/smart phone?
[My sole OS is MX-19.1_x64.]
Re: Signal-Desktop encrypted communications package
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 11:16 pm
by SwampRabbit
Does Signal's Desktop app really require a cell phone, I thought it just required a cell number?
You want something that uses the Signal Protocol and end-to-end encryption. Avoid things like WhatsApp, Viber, Telegram, etc.
But, asking about a replace for Signal and or Skype is sort of weird in my opinion, both are very different in many ways.
If you are just simply looking for a Skype replacement you can try Jitsi.
https://jitsi.org/